Most observed native case-bearing leaf beetles
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Hosted animals All
5 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in plants, most observed first.
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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Saxinis saucia
1,228 observations
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Shield-backed Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus mutabilis
406 observations
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Dark-honey Creosote Pachy
Pachybrachis mellitus
66 observations
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Texas Military Leaf Beetle
Smaragdina militaris
43 observations
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Western Wide-striped Pachy
Pachybrachis circumcinctus
29 observations
Plant eaters All
12 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Clay-colored Leaf Beetle
Anomoea laticlavia
3,986 observations
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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Saxinis saucia
1,228 observations
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Red-marked Leaf Beetle
Cryptocephalus notatus
1,045 observations
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Red-Banded Bassar
Bassareus mammifer
664 observations
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Anomoea flavokansiensis
555 observations
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Black and Red Sumac Leaf Beetle
Cryptocephalus quadruplex
462 observations
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Shield-backed Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus mutabilis
406 observations
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Chestnut-colored Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus castaneus
385 observations
Flower visitors All
31 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Clay-colored Leaf Beetle
Anomoea laticlavia
3,986 observations
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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Saxinis saucia
1,228 observations
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Red-marked Leaf Beetle
Cryptocephalus notatus
1,045 observations
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Eastern Babia
Babia quadriguttata
780 observations
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Brick and Black Anomoea
Anomoea rufifrons
763 observations
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Red-Banded Bassar
Bassareus mammifer
664 observations
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Anomoea flavokansiensis
555 observations
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Cryptocephalus fulguratus
533 observations
Other species All
124 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Bi-blotched Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus leucomelas
892 observations
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Fourteen-spotted Leaf Beetle
Cryptocephalus guttulatus
675 observations
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Robust Plains Pachy
Pachybrachis turbidus
484 observations
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Bassareus brunnipes
463 observations
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Pachybrachis luridus
188 observations
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Bassareus lituratus
177 observations
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Megalostomis dimidiata
174 observations
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Bold-spotted Griburius
Griburius rileyi
173 observations